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This manual has been prepared as an aid to employers, employees, machine manufacturers, machine guard designers and fabricators, and all others with an interest in protecting workers against the hazards of moving machine parts. It identifies the major mechanical motions and the general principles of safeguarding them. Current applications of each technique are shown in accompanying illustrations of specific operations and machines. The methods described here may be transferred, with due care, to different machines with similar hazards. To determine whether or not safeguarding meets the requirements of the standard, any mechanical motion that threatens a worker's safety should not remain unguarded.Contents:IntroductionBasics of Machine SafeguardingMethods of Machine SafeguardingGuard ConstructionMachinery Maintenance and RepairUtilization of Industry Consensus StandardsRobotics in the WorkplaceCellular Manufacturing SystemsErgonomic Considerations of Machine SafeguardingCooperation and AssistanceMachine Guarding ChecklistWorker Rights and ResponsibilitiesBibliographyStates with Approved PlansOSHA Consultation Project DirectoryRelated Publications